Improvement in coal-stoves



P. WALKER. GOAL s'rov.

Patented Apr. 7, 1868.

TEW/12a @/fMw FELIX WALKER, .OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

Letters Patent No. 76,565, dated' .April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN COAL-STOVES.

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TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Beit known :that I, FELIX WALKER, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby, and; State of Tennessee, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Heating Apartments; and I do hereby declare that the lfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make end use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part o'f this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation, partly in section,of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, the plane of -section being indicated bythe line ma', (ig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new device for heating apartments, and consists, rst,'in the use Iof an 4eggshaped stove set upon a hearth or iron plate, which is on a level with the door, the ashes falling through ,the plate into a pan arranged under the oor, or through a tube under the floor into any suitable receptacle.

The invention consists, second, in the use of a basket-shaped grate, which is fitted into the stove, so as not to reach to the side of the same, leaving an air-space around the wholev re. Y

The invention consists, third, in forming the -inner surface of the fireplace elliptic, so as te conform to the ,shape ofthe stove, and in coating the surface of the fireplace with some reflecting-substance, for the purpose of preserving some of the beat which would otherwise escape into the chimney, and also .for the purpose of throw.. ing the heat downward, so that the'whole heat radiating from the' stove and fireplace may be concentrated, in one point of the room, instead .of'being'uniformily spread in a room, as usually. Thereby persons will be enabled to place themselves into a more or lesswarm atmosphere in the same room.

The spot in front of the stove where the heat is concentrated is the hottest, and the atmosphere in the room becomes gradually coolerthe farther itis from this spot.

A-represents an eggshaped stove made of cast iron or other suitable material. It is open at the under side, and is fitted with its sides a a, through allele ina horizontal hearth-plate, B.

The hearth-plate B is laid so as to be on the-same level with the'iioor, being countersunk in the same, and a chamber, C, is formed under it, as shown in ig'si. 1 and 2.

The flanges aref the stove lit through the hole in the plate B, and a ring, 6, or its equivalent, projecting from the side ofthe stove, rests upon the plate B, as shown, whereby the stove is supported.

An ash-pan, D can be set under thopen end of the stove into the chamber C., as shown.

The plate B must have a joint at c, to allow access to the pan D, or' the ashes may be allowed to fall into a tube arranged under the stove, conducting themthrough the Wall or door of the house to the outside, or to any suitable receptacle. v

The central widest portion, d, of the stove is provided with sliding or other doors, e e, 'and supports the conical capf, as shown` i The cap is removable to allow the insertion or removal of the grate E.

'lne grnte'E is made of wire or other suitable material, like a. cylindrical basket, with open sides and bo'ttom, as shown. l

From its sides. project pins gg, which prevent its setting too lowin the stove, and which keep the sidesof the basket from the sides of the stove, leaving an air-chamber all around the basket.

The pim, gg'nmy, if desired, be formed on the inside of the stove, tonrrest thegrate at any desired height, and to keep it oi the sides of the stove. l v

The stove'A is fitted in a fireplace, F, \vhich 4is shaped like a niche to correspond to the shape of the stove, as will be understood from gs. 1, 2, and 3f I i The interior surface of the fireplace ori'ii'che '1s coated with some reectil'ig-substance h, or is lined with bright metal, or any other suitable reiecting-niaterial. When it is desired to heat Iaparti'nents having no 'iii-eplace, a portable niche-shaped ref iector, F, lined as before described, may be used, the same being placed upon or behind the hearth-plate B, and bgeing firmly secured to the same, so that the whole apparatus may be connected and set up in any part of the room.

I claim as new,4 and desire to secure by Letters Patent The egg-shapedstove A, having an open bottom, the bed-plate B, and chamber C, in combination with tho semi-elliptical reecting'niche F, all arranged as described, for the purpose specified.

` FELIX WALKER. Witnesses:

I. MANsJs-IELD,

D. NoLroN 

